Hiba Saleemabout 4 years ago

Lichen Planus

Lichen planus is an uncommon, chronic, pruritic, inflammatory autoimmune disease of the skin and/or mucous membranes. It has an unknown etiology but has been found to be increasingly associated with the Hepatitis C virus infection. It is characterized by its 6 Ps: 1. Purple 2. Planar (flat-topped) 3. Pruritic 4. Polygonal 5. Papules 6. Plaques